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That truck has some Votann vibe.

I need another one of those trucks. I too am hoping to see them go on a but deeper sale before I pick up another.

Great size and design imo.

Anyone had any luck finding the Hyperspeed version of the Armadillo in the UK?

Everywhere I have looked either IRL or online has all of the others in the range but not that one. Is that vehicle a US only release or something?

 Grimtuff wrote:
Anyone had any luck finding the Hyperspeed version of the Armadillo in the UK?

Everywhere I have looked either IRL or online has all of the others in the range but not that one. Is that vehicle a US only release or something?

Are you talking about the big one or the small one?

In the US the small brown one was a Target exclusive, and I think the big blue one was an Amazon exclusive.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:
Anyone had any luck finding the Hyperspeed version of the Armadillo in the UK?

Everywhere I have looked either IRL or online has all of the others in the range but not that one. Is that vehicle a US only release or something?

Are you talking about the big one or the small one?

In the US the small brown one was a Target exclusive, and I think the big blue one was an Amazon exclusive.

Yeah, the small brown one. So it is US exclusive. Rats.

Only ever seen the Larger purple Armadillo in B&M over here, along with the other smaller ships.

 Grimtuff wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:
Anyone had any luck finding the Hyperspeed version of the Armadillo in the UK?

Everywhere I have looked either IRL or online has all of the others in the range but not that one. Is that vehicle a US only release or something?

Are you talking about the big one or the small one?

In the US the small brown one was a Target exclusive, and I think the big blue one was an Amazon exclusive.

Yeah, the small brown one. So it is US exclusive. Rats.

Only ever seen the Larger purple Armadillo in B&M over here, along with the other smaller ships.

I've got an extra, I picked up earlier on sale for 10 bucks. If you can stomach $10 plus what I'm sure are high shipping costs I'll mail it anywhere.

The bigger Armadillo now on general release, spotted for 30€ ish in the EU

Scrolling back I sadly prefer the Target exclusive one, a better fit for 28mm

@Ellif

Thanks for the generous offer, but I'll have to decline. The postage for stuff from the US (plus the almost guaranteed import charge which will also include a bogus £8.99 "handling fee" from the Royal Mail..) makes that $10 mount up far too quickly.

 Grimtuff wrote:
@Ellif

Thanks for the generous offer, but I'll have to decline. The postage for stuff from the US (plus the almost guaranteed import charge which will also include a bogus £8.99 "handling fee" from the Royal Mail..) makes that $10 mount up far too quickly.

No worries,
It's open to anyone interested, though it's a narrow swathe of people for whom it would be worthwhile. Here in the states they're still quite cheap I think. I've just got alot of toy vehicles and this is one I probably don't need 2 (or was it 3...) of.


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 lord_blackfang wrote:



The bigger Armadillo now on general release, spotted for 30€ ish in the EU

Scrolling back I sadly prefer the Target exclusive one, a better fit for 28mm

I keep watching this ship. If it goes on super sale after Christmas, I'll be getting one. It's the perfect thing for the Star Wars and Halo figures my son and I like.

It's on sale at B&M in the UK right now, but not quite low enough for me to want to buy it right away.

I designed and printed a few guns for the Lightyear Hyperspeed ships. I've put them on Thingiverse for anyone that's interested. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5714595

 Grimtuff wrote:
It's on sale at B&M in the UK right now, but not quite low enough for me to want to buy it right away. [/quote

I've seen them in a Smyths toy store for £14.99 if that's lower than the B&M price.

Immuto wrote:
I designed and printed a few guns for the Lightyear Hyperspeed ships. I've put them on Thingiverse for anyone that's interested. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5714595

This is awesome dude! Thank you

Some Lightspeed additions

Immuto wrote:
I designed and printed a few guns for the Lightyear Hyperspeed ships. I've put them on Thingiverse for anyone that's interested. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5714595

Those are excellent!

Immuto wrote:
I designed and printed a few guns for the Lightyear Hyperspeed ships. I've put them on Thingiverse for anyone that's interested. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5714595

Every time i see that fighter i think of this one from the galaxy rangers

I bring new treasures from the wilds of the interwebs!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PMT5W4Q/





First off a Rhino sized Republic Gunship/LAAT. Small for 28mm but maybe fugable. Will look great at 15mm.

https://www.amazon.com/Hiya-Toys-Robocop-Action-Figure/dp/B0865TB23H/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_2/147-0520110-9112725



Ed 209, really tempted to make him an Adeptus Arbitus Knight.

https://www.amazon.com/Hiya-Toys-Robocop-RoboCain-Multicolor/dp/B09P4GX3NY/



And Robocop 2, AKA Robocain!

Damn. Where were these toys in 1991 when I would have killed for them?

If anyone is hunting for the small version of the Lightyear Armadillo there's a new version on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B647CD9Y/



$30, so more than the Target version but does come with lights and sounds and a nifty grabbing claw thing.

I love it when they print alternate language versions of things on packaging, and the alternate version is just the same as the English version. I mean, why bother?

For folks with a Walmart nearby, this just got price dropped to $15. We've Discussed this before, but for those wondering, the Nano Metalfigs figures supplied are about 34mm.

I imagine the good people at Playmobil know more than I do but...

https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-James-Bond-Aston-Martin/dp/B096YJ6X62



I think the Ven Diagram of "People who buy $50 Playmobil cars" and "James Bond fans" is 2 circles about 10' apart.

Playmobil isn't the company that springs to mind when I think of toys aimed at adults but I'm not surprised by this and I bet the Venn diagram is larger than you think

I've read several different ways of crunching the numbers but it looks like at least 14% of the US toy market is those over 18 and it's been growing.
https://www.tfp.org/why-is-the-toy-market-targeting-adults/
Playmobil seems to be tentatively following the lead of LEGO who has been going gangbusters in this segment for over a decade.

Do I see a GSC limo above?

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Do I see a GSC limo above?

Scale is much too big. Look at Wargames Exclusive or die cast toy limos.


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 Eilif wrote:
Playmobil isn't the company that springs to mind when I think of toys aimed at adults but I'm not surprised by this and I bet the Venn diagram is larger than you think

I've read several different ways of crunching the numbers but it looks like at least 14% of the US toy market is those over 18 and it's been growing.
https://www.tfp.org/why-is-the-toy-market-targeting-adults/
Playmobil seems to be tentatively following the lead of LEGO who has been going gangbusters in this segment for over a decade.

Oh I don't doubt that adults buy toys.

It's just that when I think of the elegance and posh of James Bond, Playmobil is not the brand that comes to mind.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:
Do I see a GSC limo above?

Scale is much too big.

Shame, it looks really cool :(

There's a couple of 1/38 scale toys on Amazon. Still a bit big but fungible.

https://www.amazon.com/Sport-Racing-Classic-Model-Die-Cast/dp/B07T676649/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=33HB9JLUZVZDT&keywords=aston+martin+toy&qid=1672079379&sprefix=aston+martin+toy%2Caps%2C351&sr=8-3

If the intention is to build it into a cult Limo, 1/38 or even larger of probably what you want.

The Aston Martin is not a large car. I've got a 1/48 that I picked up years ago and it's quite small

I thought I was going off on a playmobil tangent, while thinking of the Playmobil USS Enterprise, but then I found this....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-71089-Star-Bird-Prey/dp/B09P4B1FGW/ref=sr_1_2?adgrpid=1176478352817412&hvadid=73530099402184&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41709&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-73530047603395%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=22609_2171582&keywords=playmobil+star+trek&qid=1672091897&sr=8-2

Oh, and scooby doo, a team, asterix, ghostbusters....

I followed that rabbit hole and found a world of Playmobil stuff I never thought existed. Not something I care to collect myself, but still cool.

Playmobil can be a nice starting point for terrain

I've got a bunch of the plastic desert rocks I textured and painted and they've been in use for over a decade. I keep seeing the gladiator arena in pop up on people's tables. Also I've got the pirate island without any other parts in the garage awaiting use someday...